| Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: September 15, 1985 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 72985 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 10 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 34 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Jeff Chadwick 21 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 46 FG | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Eric Hipple 1 run (Eddie Murray kick failed) | 0 | 19 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | James Jones 2 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 26 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Hill 11 pass from Gary Hogeboom (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Hill 44 pass from Gary Hogeboom (Rafael Septien kick) | 14 | 26 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Gary Hogeboom 2 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 21 | 26 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tony Hill |
| 82 | WR | Mike Renfro |
| 75 | LOT | Phil Pozderac |
| 63 | LOG | Glen Titensor |
| 64 | C | Tom Rafferty |
| 65 | ROG | Kurt Petersen |
| 61 | ROT | Jim Cooper |
| 84 | TE | Doug Cosbie |
| 11 | QB | Danny White |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 30 | FB | Timmy Newsome |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 78 | LDT | John Dutton |
| 54 | RDT | Randy White |
| 77 | RDE | Jim Jeffcoat |
| 58 | LLB | Mike Hegman |
| 56 | MLB | Eugene Lockhart |
| 50 | RLB | Jeff Rohrer |
| 24 | LCB | Everson Walls |
| 47 | SS | Dextor Clinkscale |
| 26 | FS | Michael Downs |
| 32 | RCB | Dennis Thurman |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Jeff Chadwick |
| 36 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 72 | LOG | Chris Dieterich |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 51 | ROG | David Jones |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 81 | TE | Reese McCall |
| 17 | QB | Eric Hipple |
| 28 | RB | Wilbert Montgomery |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Eric Williams |
| 78 | NT | Doug English |
| 79 | RDE | William Gay |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 58 | LILB | James Harrell |
| 50 | RILB | August Curley |
| 55 | ROLB | Mike Cofer |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Watkins |
| 21 | SS | Demetrious Johnson |
| 33 | FS | Bill Graham |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 12 | 62 | 5.2 | 19 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Robert Lavette | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Gary Hogeboom | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 3 | 1 |
| Danny White | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Wilbert Montgomery | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| James Jones | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Alvin Moore | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Eric Hipple | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 38 | 23 | 60.5 | 3 | 226 | 5.9 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 44.4 |
| Gary Hogeboom | 24 | 17 | 70.8 | 0 | 255 | 10.6 | 44t | 2 | 1 | 6 | 133.2 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Eric Hipple | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 1 | 141 | 5.9 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 57.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Hill | 11 | 181 | 16.5 | 44t | 2 |
| Doug Cosbie | 11 | 159 | 14.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 9 | 0 |
| James Jones | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Renfro | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Leon Gonzalez | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Robert Lavette | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jeff Chadwick | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 23 | 1 |
| James Jones | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 |
| James McDonald | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Reese McCall | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Everson Walls | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| James Harrell | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| William Gay | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bill Graham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mike Saxon | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Black | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Leon Gonzalez | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 | |
| Bill Bates | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pete Mandley | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Robert Lavette | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 19 | 0 | |
| Karl Powe | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Alvin Hall | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Alvin Moore | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Mike Hegman | 1.0 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Jimmy Williams | 2.0 |
| Mike Cofer | 1.0 |
| Alvin Hall | 1.0 |
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